Grant Gerlock
ReporterGrant Gerlock started covering Des Moines and central Iowa for IPR in March 2019. Before that he covered food, agriculture and rural life for Harvest Public Media at NET in Lincoln, Nebraska, where his work was recognized with a Regional Murrow Award and awards from the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.
Grant has a master’s degree in mass communication from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. He grew up on a farm outside of Cumberland in southwest Iowa where he listened to public radio in the tractor. You can contact Grant at ggerlock@iowapublicradio.org.
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Monkeypox has been detected in Iowa. More men are seeking vasectomies since the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. And Gov. Kim Reynolds says she is willing to wait to see if another network picks up the “Field of Dreams” television series that received state funding. -
The final nominees to fill a vacancy on Iowa’s highest court were chosen after public interviews were held Monday by the State Judicial Nominating Commission.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds recently signed a new law eliminating a test required for new teachers that had created hiring challenges for dual-language programs across the state. But for some, barriers remain.
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The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Iowa Constitution does not protect abortion rights, effectively paving the way for Iowa's Republican-majority legislature to restrict abortion access in the future.
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The plan puts money toward safety reviews and improvements to school buildings. It also creates a new school safety bureau at the Iowa Department of Safety to work with public and private schools across the state to prevent mass shootings.
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Republican Zach Nunn will face Democratic incumbent Rep. Cindy Axe in a race many analysts point to as one that could decide which party controls Congress going forward.
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Police report that a man shot two women outside the largest protestant church in Ames Thursday night.
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A group of students is set to graduate from an ethnic studies program based in Iowa City that was created to give Black students a place to learn and talk about Black history.
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Daryl Johnson of St. Ansgar pleaded guilty to “rushing” Capitol Police officers on Jan. 6 and will spend 30 days in jail. He is one of eight Iowans accused of joining the mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol.
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Rep. Cindy Axne is the only Democrat representing Iowa in Congress, but Republicans believe they can flip the seat back to the GOP, and take control of the U.S. House.
